Jim Bolger is a legend Mac Swiney lands his 78 year old trainer Group 1 glory
Mac Swiney was a tenacious winner of the Vertem Futurity Trophy at Doncaster. Jim Bolgers challenger, a Group Two winner on soft ground at the Curragh in August, had since managed only eighth of 10 on a quicker surface over the same course and distance in the National Stakes. But he again revelled in testing conditions as the rain set in on Town Moor, with the 121 shot challenging last under Kevin Manning to overhaul eventual third Baradar and hold off 64 favourite One Ruler in the final furlong, scori
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